Interactive Whiteboard Application Based Science Videos: A Strategy to Improve Science Assessment Results of Grade 4 Pupils in Sto. Niño Elementary School

Abstract

Introduction

Teaching Science topics are more dynamic and interesting if there are available and sufficient instructional materials. Therefore, it is the responsibility of Science teachers to conceptualize new strategies and approaches and to devise and provide the necessary materials for use in science classes as an alternative for expensive instructional materials. It is for this reason that the researcher conducted the study on “Interactive Whiteboard Application-based Science Videos: Strategy to Improve Science Assessment Results of Grade 4 Pupils” to enhance pupils’ performance consequently improve assessment results in Science.

Methods

This study utilized one-group pretest-posttest experimental design to test the effectiveness of using interactive whiteboard application-based science videos in teaching Science specifically on the topics about Unit III-Effects of Force on Objects and Light, Heat and Sound. The study used clustered sampling whereas the section with the lowest mean percentage score, Grade IV Mapagbigay learners, determined as the participant. The group was observed twice, before and after indulging in the particular strategy.

Results

This study was limited only to the 30 Grade 4 learners of Sto. Nino Elementary School (Mapagbigay), San Pablo City during the Third Grading Period specifically on competencies under UNIT III –Effects of Force on Objects and Light, Heat and Sound of the School Year 2018-2019. The researcher delimits only on the pre-test and post-test results as a basis in identifying the effectiveness of the strategy. Based on the pretest result, 25% of the participants fall within 16-20, 35% in 11-15 and 30% in 21-25 and 10% obtained score within 6-10. Conversely, on the posttest result, 10% fall within the range of 21-25; 25%in 26-30 and 30% in 31-35 and 35% within 36-40. Pre-test MPs are 46.16 while posttest MPs are 81.83 with p-value 8.37509E-15 which showed that the strategy had a great impact on improving assessment results of Grade IV learners in Science.

Discussion

Since the p-value is less than 0.05 level of significance, the null hypothesis is rejected. This proved that there is a significant difference between the pre-test and post-test scores of the participants after using the interactive whiteboard application-based science videos in learning Science. This further implies that this is an effective tool in improving the assessment results of Grade IV learners in Science. It is a heuristic approach that enables learners to learn for themselves.